4 Tips for Selecting the Best Window Frames

Onal Kothari

Architect

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Weather you are planning for a new residence or renovating an old one, selection of materials is always an important task to cover up. With a wide range of designs and materials to choose from, selecting a perfect window frame for your house is never that easy task. To make the selection process much easier and useful, let us explore some pros and cons of different type of windows by Architect Onal Kothari , for a budget friendly-convenient purchase :

Commercially, there are so many choices to pick from, here are some wide-used and readily available roofing materials :-

1Wooden window frame

Recommended specially for home with traditional touch, wooden frames have never gone out of style.

Pros :

1.Aesthetics : Natural materials such as wood provides a superior look and it can be painted in any colour and give your home an invested royal look.

2.Insulation : Wood is one of the best thermal insulators available in the market. These highly insulated material has high R-values.

3. Easy to Maintain

4. Customized designs

Cons :

1.Excessive moisture can lead to cracking or chipping of the wooden doors and windows.

2.Attack of termites on wooden frames might cause drilling random holes.

3. Although wooden frame is cost efficient material for a long run,it tend to ask for a higher initial investment.

2Aluminium Window Frames

Can go with both traditional styling as well as modern, Aluminium frame are strong, light and low maintenance material.

Pros :

1. Alike wood or vinyl, aluminium does not shrink, fade or rust.

2. Weather proof.

3. Easily matches modern as well as classic architecture style of your home.

4. Manipulated into any shape require.

5. Light, durable and available in variety of colours.

Cons :

1. It absorbs cold, which make it may not work well in cold climates.

2. Comparative to vinyl and fibreglass, aluminium is costly.

3 Vinyl Window frames

Vinyl Window frames are made up of Poly vinyl Chloride (PVC's). PVCs' are the same material widely involved in plumbing fittings or pipes.

Pros :

1. Energy efficient material.

2. When it comes to designing with aluminium, it can be narrated as a versatile material which can be easily converted in any design form. .

3.Almost Maintenance free.

4. Easy and cheap installation.

Cons :

1. Most of the manufacturers doesn't follow the energy star rating system for manufacturing, which has a negative environmental impact.

2. Low resale value.

3. Poor insulation material.

4 Fiberglass window frames

With a higher demand for greener products around the globe, Fiberglass window frame ishighly recommended green material , which is dimensionally stable and have air cavities for superior thermal performances.

Pros :

1. Highly resistant to external weather conditions.

2. Good seals used in fibreglass can develop it as a sound resistance framework.

3.Thinner frames with more glass offers larger visual experience.

4. Doesn't expand, contract or warp.

5. Increase home value.

6. Long lasting

7. Recyclable and have a low environmental impact.

Cons :

1.Expensive and not as readily available.

2. Installation is difficult as comparison to other.

3. Over a period of time, the colour fades in sunlight.

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Onal Kothari

Architect

Onal Kothari started her design career with commercial interior designing. She is an architect, blogger, traveller , urban sketcher and imaginator. She interned with Laurie Baker architects and worked for Avnish Singh Design before venturing out on her independent working. Started working on interior architectureÂ projects quite early in her career, she believes that all the designers have the perfect project in their mind and they follow it in every step of their career.

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